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Engines, Motors, and Power Sources

Bodies and Interiors

109 and 1010 times fatigue testing can be performed in a short time since a test frequency of 20 kHz is adopted. The USF- 2000 can be used for evaluating the materials and raw materials of crankshafts, axles, turbine blades, and other engine-related parts.

VOC Measurement & Odor Analysis Inside Automobiles/Physical Properties Evaluation and Structural Analysis of Polymer Materials for Interiors. Thermal desorption (a method where the target component in the gas phase is absorbed to a sampling tube packed with absorbent, and then introduced to a GC by thermal desorption) is used, and VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) inside automobiles and gas emissions from parts and materials can be measured.

Many high-speed phenomena occur in the field of automobiles. These include the observations and analysis of the fuel injection process to assist the development of low-fuel-consumption engines. The HPV-X2 can take 256 consecutive images at up to 10 million frames per second at up to 100-kpixel resolution to meet the demands for observing high-speed phenomena, such as fuel injection.

Steel plating for bodies is required to have increasingly higher tensile strength these days so that automobile frames can be made lighter. This system for tensile testing of high tensile strength steel plates lightens the load placed on measuring personnel since the specimen and extensometer can be set up by operating buttons.

This standard series, typical of the lineup of Shimadzu electrohydraulic servotype fatigue testing machines, boasts an extensive track record and consistent performance. It can cover static testing to fatigue tests.

Internal Pressure Fatigue Testing of Pipes etc.

This testing machine can apply loads using a sine wave of max. 10 Hz and max. pressure of 250 MPa on pressure sensors and pipe materials. To raise the number of test cycles, the internal generator is designed in a nonsealed structure, and the gap between the pressure intensifier and special surface treated plunger is controlled to several μm.

A combination of tensile testing machine and HPV-X2 high-speed video camera enables the measurement of distortion and test force under high-speed loads. The HPV-X2 can record the breaking of specimens at a high image capture speed of 10 million frames per second (fps), and the breaking of specimens can be expressed in sync with S-S curves by performing image analysis.

The modules are centrally controlled by a system controller. Operation is easy, and highly reliable analysis results can be obtained. In terms of data processing, the LCsolution workstation is used, which features excellent security and network compatibility.

This new system is for evaluating the strength of materials in the micro region, such as semiconductors, LSIs, ceramics, hard disks, evaporated thin films, and coating layers, that could not be handled on conventional testing machines. It can also be used for the hardness evaluation of plastics and rubber.

Simple packed reagents compatible with the diphenyl carbazide colouring method are used, so complicated pre-treatment is not required. As calibration curves incorporated in the program are used, there is no need to create calibration curves with standard samples, which simplifies measurements.

The precision of endurance and dynamic strength evaluation can be dramatically improved from raw materials to actual products. It can also be connected to control various Shimadzu fatigue/endurance testing machines you are currently using and those made by other manufacturers.

In addition to high analysis sensitivity for target components, a flexible system configuration, compact installation space, and other aspect of user friendliness have been pursued. Attention has also been given to safety, with a vibration sensor included as standard, a world's first.

With Servo Controllers 4830 connected, this small-capacity, compact multi-axis endurance testing system can measure specimens while synchronously controlling up to four force simulators. The phases of the force simulators can also be set as desired.

In addition to high sensitivity to target components and the capacity for batch analysis of multiple elements, these analysis systems feature a wide analysis concentration range. Wavelength selection for measurement elements as well as spectral interference correction for coexisting elements, which conventionally are highly dependent on the skill of the operator, have been automated.

The actuator fixing position can be changed on the crosshead to match the load position on the specimen. Screw holes for installing the specimen at the desired position are provided on the table surface.

Actual Battery Tests (Nail Penetration/Crush) and Fatigue Testing of Various Actual Parts and Materials for Automobiles. These testing machines evaluate the durability of the component members of batteries and finished battery products against repeated stress, and can apply accurate loads (e.g. test force, displacement) at high speed.

They also support nail penetration testing and crush testing. Moreover, they are compatible with constant-temperature environments. The hydraulic model (EHF-U series) is ideal for large-capacity specimens, and the easy-to-install electromagnetic model (EMT series) for small-capacity specimens.

This analyzer measures the distribution of particle size of cathode and anode active materials, for example. It utilizes the laser diffraction/scattering method and incorporates a UV semiconductor laser light source (wavelength 375 nm), thus enabling the measurement of particle sizes of 10 nm to 300 μm. A variety of options are also available, including a high-concentration sample measurement system and software for gathering data at 1-second intervals.

Our presented solution according to VDA 277 offers a reliable analysis of non-metallic materials that are used inside vehicle interiors. Disintegrated parts of the sample thereby undergo thermal incubation in our HS-20 headspace-sampler and are analyzed via a GC-2010 Plus gas-chromatograph in order to determine their potential to emit gaseous contaminants. The latter potential is subsumed into µg of emitted carbon per gram of sample and should be as small as possible in order to preserve passenger health.